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- R. E. CLEMENT ILE Filed June 22. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 28, 41925.`1,547,902

R. E. CLEMENT FILE Filed June 22. 192s `2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented `luly28, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATE-Nr OFFICE.

RUTH E. CLEMENT, or CAMBRIDGE, MAssAoHusEr'rs.

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Application med Jupe 22, 1923'. 'seria1'No.c47,'o34.

` lowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to a novel proved pap-er file' for the verticalfilingof large papers such as maps, plans, drawings and the like. Theinvention will be best understood by reference to the followingdescription lwhen taken in connection with the accompanying' drawings ofone specific embodiment thereof, while its scope will be moreparticularly pointed out lin the appended claims.

In the drawings: l

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a file exemplify'ing the invention,`showing the roll front lowered to expose the papers;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale on line 2 2 of F ig. 1;

Fig.y 3 is a sectional viewl Von line 3-3 of i Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, but showing the papersprojected through the opening in the front of the cabinet for inspectionand removal.

Referring to the drawings and to the embodiment of the invention whichis selected for exempliication, there is shown a vertical filecomprising a series of sheets 6 suspended from hangers 7 which areattached to an appropriatev carrier, herein comprising a rod 8, ontowhich the hangers are hooked. Herein, each sheet is convenientlyattached to its hanger by being provided with an eyelet 9 which receivesa hook 10 presented bythe hanger. In removing a given sheet from thecarrier, it may be unhooked from its hanger very readily without thenecessity of removing the latter. from the carrier.

The carrier is guided horizontally in the general direction ofthe'sheets by appropriate guides 11 and 12 at each end of the carrier,and to minimize frictional resistance to the travel of the carrier, inthe present example it is provided with grooved wheels 13 which travelon the upper and lower railsV 14 and 15 Vpresented by the guidesrlland12,

respectively, these wheels being mounted to and im-y turn on theterminal portions of the rod 8).

Forward and backward vmovement of the carrier along its guides isconveniently acco-mplished through' thel kuse of a' rod 16 attached 'totheV carrier and extending in theV direction of the guides, said rodbeing pro-4 vided at its forward end witha knob. 17 which may begra-sped to operate the car-y rier. The rod extends through and isguided by a guide 18 conveniently presentedv by a frame which alsosupports the guides for the carrier'. The 'guide 18 limits forwardmovement of the carrier (see F igfl) as well as rearward movementythereof (see Fig. 2). In the present example, this frame presented by acasing or vcabinet having atop 19, a rear wall 2O (see Fig. 2) and twoside,

walls 21. The front of the cabinet presentsy an opening 22 (see Fig. 1)which is no-rmally closed by a roll front 23, the latter,

when dropped as shown in Fig. 1, being belowY edges of the sheets,whereby the sheetsV may be projected through the opening for inspection'and vremoval from their respective hangers by ,simply grasping theknob17 and pulling the carrier forward from the position shown in Fig. 2 tothat shown in Fig.V 4. Vhen this is done, aconsiderable expanse of eachsheet can be inspected thereby to identify the particular sheet wanted,and the selected sheet can be detached from the carrier mostconveniently and expedi tious'ly without disturbing the remainingsheets. The convenience of this arrangement will be readily appreciated.

Having thus described one embodiment of the invent-ion but withoutlimiting myself thereto, what I claim and desire by Letters Patent tosecure is:

1. In a file, the combination of a housing presenting a front opening, asheet carrier mounted in said housing, guiding means for saidv carrierpermitting4 movement thereof toward and from said opening, a series ofsheets, a series of hangers o-n said carrier for suspending said sheetswith their edges directed toward said opening, said Vsheets extendingforwardbeyond said hangers and beyond said carrier, pull actuated meansdirectly connected to said carrier and accessible from the front of saidhousing for moving the carrier back and forth in said guiding means, andmeans limiting the forward movement kof said. carrier so that theforwardly extending edges of said sheets shall project ,through saidopening beyond and unobstructed by said carrier, whereby Vsaid sheetsare presented for inspection and manipulation without obstruction. 2. Ina le ofthe classV in which sheets are filed in generally parallelplanes, the` f combination of aseries of hangers by which the sheets aresuspended, a carrier to which said hangers are attached, guiding meansby which said carrier is guided horizontally inthe general direction ofsaid sheets, a

f frame supporting said guiding means, a rod attached to said carrierand extending lengthwise of the travel thereof for moving said carrierto and fro along said guiding means, anda casing normally housing saidYv sheets and presenting at its front an opening through which saidsheets may be projected by pulling ysaid rodk forward, said rodprojecting Ifrom the front of said casing.

4. In a file of the class in which sheetsV areiled Vin generallyparallel planes, the

combination of a series of hangers by which the sheets are "suspended, acarriage to which saidr hangers are attached, guides to guide saidcarriage horizontally in the general direction of said sheets, a pullrod'extending horizontally in the general direction of the planes ofsaid shee-ts and attached to said carriage t0 move the saine along saidguides, and a cabinet which normally houses said sheets and presents .anopening through which said sheets may be projected for inspection andremoval from their respective hangers. 1 5. In Va file for the verticalfiling. o sheets, the combination of a series of hangers for the sheetsarod to which said hangers are attached, guides fo-r said rod extendingtransversely thereof, va pull rod extending transversely of and attachedto tlie'lirst rod, and a guide for said pull rod. K 6. In a file for theVertical ling. of sheets, the combination of a series of hangers for thesheets, a rod to which said hangers are attached, guides for said rodextending transversely thereof, a second rod extending transversely ofand attached to the rst rod, and a cabinet presenting ay housing for thesheets, a guide for said second rod, and an opening through which thesheets may be projected by pulling said ward in its said guide.

In testimony whereof I have-signed'myy name to this specification.

Y RUTH E.v CLEMENT.

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